To reproduce: -add a RadGroupBox and from the smart tag collapse its header -add a RadGridView inside the RadGroupBox and dock the grid to fill the parent content. RadGridView does not occupy the whole RadGroupBox content. Workaround: public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); this.radGroupBox1.GroupBoxElement.Header.Visibility = Telerik.WinControls.ElementVisibility.Collapsed; this.radGridView1.Dock = DockStyle.None; this.radGridView1.Location = this.radGroupBox1.Location; this.radGridView1.Size = this.radGroupBox1.Size; this.radGroupBox1.Resize += radGroupBox1_Resize; } private void radGroupBox1_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e) { this.radGridView1.Size = this.radGroupBox1.Size; } Second scenario: - add a RadGroupBox and a RadGridView inside it. Change the RadGridView.Dock property to Fill. - increase the GroupBoxElement.Header.Font's size or change the HeaderPosition . The child control does not fill the entire available space. There is empty space at the top of the RadGroupBox.